| Contents |
Introduction -- Female prostitution -- Homosexual law reform, 1950-67 -- Homosexual law reform, 1967-80 -- Abortion -- Family planning -- Sexual health -- School sex education -- Moral censorship and the state in the 1950s -- Sex, censorship and Scottish Governance in the 1960s -- Policing pornography and obscenity in the 1970s -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract |
"How did the Scottish government respond to sexual attitudes and behaviour in the period 1950 to 1980? In exploring the role of the state in the regulation of modern sexuality, historians have largely overlooked the policy-making process in Scotland. Davidson and Davis lead us through the Scottish sexual landscape leading up to the global crisis of HIV/AIDS, analysing post-war state policy towards issues such as abortion, family planning, homosexuality, pornography, prostitution, sex education and sexual heath. How progressive were Scottish policy makers during this period of rapid social change? The book charts the ongoing struggle between progressive and moralistic agendas within sexual politics at both a national and local level. How far did the puritanical elements of Scottish Presbyterianism continue to inhibit policy and to what degree did policy makers empower a broader range of sexual behaviours and moderate the traditional surveillance and censure of female sexuality? Finally, in what respects did Scotland's national identity affect the engagement of the Scottish state with sexual issues?" [Publisher's description]. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-316) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012453377 |
| ISBN | 9780748645602 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0748645608 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780748649440 (Amazon ebook) |
| ISBN | 0748649441 (Amazon ebook) |
